may impinge. NECC not possible for me.
I, too, have been swamped and wanting to give this issue more thought, and
appreciate Chris's resource offerings. I've been looking into course
development lately and know there's a great deal to doing it right. I've
also had some turn-off experiences in a couple of on-line courses in the
past and would want to do this oh-so-right.
I've also been thinking a whole lot, with few conclusions, about ways to
build in some of the affective, personal, character-focused aspects of
what independent schools tend to do especially well. Anyone can learn
algebra or C++, but how do we teach these courses in a way that adds to
the personal experience, personal grounding, personal perspective,
personal growth, and personal values of the students? (If it's just about
content transmission, why should we bother, in other words? That would
seem like giant steps backward, toward the "shopping mall high school"
model.)
That's a big part of what I'd like to be discussing with congenial peers
and colleagues from the teaching realm, anyhow--Peter Gow
Peter Gow
Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
Beaver Country Day School
791 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467
www.bcdschool.org
617-738-2755 (O)
617-738-2747 (F)
petergow3 (Skype)
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